Dean Cain Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Interesting analysis on total # of facebook likes in the NFL Dallas Cowboys: 5,278,945 Pittsburgh Steelers: 4,813,282 New England Patriots: 3,910,142 Green Bay Packers: 3,399,332 New Orleans Saints: 2,908,447 Chicago Bears: 2,648,063 NY Giants: 2,594,271 Philadelphia Eagles: 2,004,468 Oakland Raiders: 1,838,989 Indianapolis Colts: 1,671,585 San Francisco 49ers: 1,570,138 NY Jets: 1,497,662 Denver Broncos: 1,450,268 Minnesota Vikings: 1,397,763 Miami Dolphins: 1,292,276 San Diego Chargers: 1,202,118 Baltimore Ravens: 1,200,809 Washington Redskins: 1,048,060 Atlanta Falcons: 939,993 Detroit Lions: 830,476 Houston Texans: 793,057 Seattle Seahawks: 787,238 Kansas City Chiefs: 650,903 Cincinnati Bengals: 625,677 Cleveland Browns: 613,014 Carolina Panthers: 549,541 Arizona Cardinals: 534,237 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 532,954 Tennessee Titans: 517,420 Buffalo Bills: 422,555 St. Louis Rams: 404,326 Jacksonville Jaguars: 298,390 The top 16 "liked" teams are 38-30 in the Super Bowl counting the Baltimore/Indy Colts as same franchise, and the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders as same franchise. Bottom 17-32 "liked" teams are 7-15 in the Super Bowl, with the Washington Redskins posting a 3-2 record. Only Baltmore, Kansas City, Tampa Bay, and St. Louis have wins in this group.
Captain Hindsight Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Soooo people on facebook are bandwagon fans... got it
Dean Cain Posted December 17, 2012 Author Posted December 17, 2012 Soooo people on facebook are bandwagon fans... got it Hey I thought it was interesting just to see how our popularity pales in comparison to the top tier NFL teams. It's not about market size, see Green Bay. Maybe if we were good we could get a 1/2 million likes from Southern Ontario. 422,000 likes is a joke for a franchise that claims it owns Western NY population 3,500,000 million & southern Ontario 7,000,000.
Stealth Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Soooo people on facebook are bandwagon fans... got it yeah that about sums it up
Dean Cain Posted December 17, 2012 Author Posted December 17, 2012 yeah that about sums it up Maybe if we had an actual owner with competent front office we'd be past the 1/2 million mark. I mean I will grant Jacksonville & St. Louis a pass as they've only been around for 15 years. We've been around 53 seasons and have a limited national fan base. I'd make the argument many of our fan base is baby boomers, and demographically we will be the lowest "liked" Facebook team if we have to endure another 13 years of this. In another post today I noticed the NFL will move a team if the fan base falls apart. Out of the bottom 3 teams, I'd put Buffalo as the team most likely to leave town accounting for: an aging shrinking population.
Dean Cain Posted December 17, 2012 Author Posted December 17, 2012 We are up to 23 likes since I posted this. I expect this number ebbs and flows with each game. That said it's an interesting metric we at TBD should keep track of.
benderbender Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 I didn't like them on Facebook because it was depressing to have their news in my feed. I live in Redskin country and its was sad enough that both the Bills and Redskins were 4-6 at one point but now one is playing for the playoffs and the other is hoping to lose out.
Dean Cain Posted December 17, 2012 Author Posted December 17, 2012 #1 Dallas 5,279,247 up 302 "likes" since I posted.
BuffaloWest Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 This means nothing other than it is a poll taken after one of the worst seasons we have ever had, and a day after one of the most discouraging losses...NO Bills fan likes the team today! The Bills have a huge fanbase. I live in Southern Cal and there are transplants everywhere and just as a general observation-There are WAY more Bills fans than there are fans of teams like: San Diego Chargers. San Diego DOES NOT have more fans than Washington-let alone Buffalo...That alone says it is not indicative the actual fanbase... ...and these are just teams that no one give a damn about in general outside of their market... Houston Texans Seattle Seahawks Carolina Panthers Arizona Cardinals Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans ... I have seen the Bills play in San Fran, San Diego, Phoenix, and Oakland and we represent really really well...I think we are in actuality a top 10-EASILY...
Dean Cain Posted December 17, 2012 Author Posted December 17, 2012 In a sign of the times the NRA Facebook page has been taken down. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/nra-facebook-page-disappears-following-sandy-hook-killings-190101881.html Perhaps the Bills could do us a favor?
peterpan Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Soooo people on facebook are bandwagon fans... got it More like the Bills dont have any young fans. Troubled times to come perhaps?
Dean Cain Posted December 18, 2012 Author Posted December 18, 2012 #1 Cowboys up 620 since I posted. #29 Titans are up 96, #30 Bills up 33, #31 Rams up 37, #32 Jaguars up 0. Apparently the Jaguars fans didn't get the memo that we are in a race for the bottom. This means nothing other than it is a poll taken after one of the worst seasons we have ever had, and a day after one of the most discouraging losses...NO Bills fan likes the team today! The Bills have a huge fanbase. I live in Southern Cal and there are transplants everywhere and just as a general observation-There are WAY more Bills fans than there are fans of teams like: San Diego Chargers. San Diego DOES NOT have more fans than Washington-let alone Buffalo...That alone says it is not indicative the actual fanbase... ...and these are just teams that no one give a damn about in general outside of their market... Houston Texans Seattle Seahawks Carolina Panthers Arizona Cardinals Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans ... I have seen the Bills play in San Fran, San Diego, Phoenix, and Oakland and we represent really really well...I think we are in actuality a top 10-EASILY... I've been to Bills games in Cincinnati, Carolina, Jacksonville, Miami & Atlanta. I have to admit we travel well. But most fans I see are middle aged. How many fans how have since relocated out of market have families, like my own, who wonder why we put ourselves through the misery every Sunday?
reddogblitz Posted December 18, 2012 Posted December 18, 2012 More like the Bills dont have any young fans. Because only young people use facebook, right? I'll tell that to my 80+ year old Mother In Law. This means nothing. I run into bills fans every where I go. Whenever I travel anywhere in the country I usually spot at least 1 person in Bills regalia. I checked into a hotel in North Carolina in my Quinn Early jersey and the lady checking me in was a Bills fan (and she was not old by any means). I knew a bunch of them in Dallas. There's a bunch of them here in Seattle.
Dean Cain Posted December 18, 2012 Author Posted December 18, 2012 Here's a thought. With so many empty seats, maybe the Bills can do a promo the next time Salvatore buys up 10,000 seats to make for a sellout. Give away the tickets on the condition of a proven "like" on Facebook.
Dean Cain Posted March 13, 2013 Author Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) https://docs.google....dit?usp=sharing NFL facebook likes updated as of noon EST. Interesting to find the Jets are the only NFL team to see a net decline in Facebook likes since 12/17/12 to today. Rex Ryan is likely a goner after '13. The biggest gainers? Not surprisingly SF 49ers at 210,382 likes an 11.82% increase and Baltimore Ravens at 259,663 a 17.78% increase. The next best growth rate is the Seattle Seahawks at 7.37%, followed by the Atlanta Falcons at 6.00%. Buffalo added 6,177 over the same period good for 1.44% growth rate. Edited March 13, 2013 by BigCountryBills
KD in CA Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Soooo people on facebook are still bandwagon fans... got it
Dean Cain Posted March 13, 2013 Author Posted March 13, 2013 Soooo people on facebook are still bandwagon fans... got it NY Jets fans especially. ; )
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